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“Tlien Rose , sweet Rose, 
with blush and smile , 
And breath in ichich 
all sicects are drowned , 
Thou com'st to bloom 
for vs awhile; 
And with thee 
is the summer crowned.” 
—Dart Fairthorne. 
What, of all the flowers, is so 
gratifying, so eminently satisfac¬ 
tory, and so delightful as a bed 
of choice Monthly Roses. It was 
Margaret Etynge, who said : 
‘ l For when they hear the tap , tap t tap , 
Of dancing summer showers , 
Up from the earth they quickly spring , 
A million pretty flowers.” 
The New Monthly Roses which 
we offer this year are all beau¬ 
tiful varieties, which will readily 
take their place among the very 
best, as their superiority will be 
recognized at once. For rich¬ 
ness and depth of color, hand¬ 
some form of buds and flowers 
as well as profusion of bloom, 
they are far in advance of the 
older sorts. Several entirely 
new and distinct shades of color 
are rare acquisitions. 
The following are our selec¬ 
tions from a great many new 
varieties grown by us the past 
season, and we offer only the 
cream,—those which we believe 
to be the very best. 
Eliza Fugier. A seedling from Niphetos, which it resembles very 
much in style of flowers, but is a stronger grower and of better 
habit. Color light cream, sometimes slightly edged with rose. A 
beautiful variety, with handsome, long, pointed buds. 
Henry M. Stanley. Flowers very large, of good substance, full 
and highly scented. The color is entirely new and distinct, being a 
delicate shade of amber rose, beautifully tinged with apricot yellow. 
Fig. 2. 
Jeany Quillamez. Clear red, slightly tinged with salmon, center 
coppery-red, with pale silver shadings, flowers large and double, of 
good form, buds long and handsome; a vigorous grower. Fig. 3. 
J. 3. Varrone. Flowers large and double, with high center, color 
soft china-rose, shading to bright carmine; a splendid grower; one 
of the finest new Roses. Very sweet. 
Mad. EElie Lambert. Flowers large, full, very double, globular 
and cup-shaped, outer petals pure white, center a beautiful shade of 
rosy flesh color, sometimes changing to deep rosy-carmine. Plant 
of vigorous growth and a remarkably free bloomer. A novel color 
that is sure to please. 
Mad. Pierre Guillot. A beautiful variety, with large, long, 
pointed buds, that are of a delicate creamy-white color, shading to a 
light yellow at base of petals Each petal is heavily bordered with 
bright rose. Very showy and attractive. Fig. 1. 
Souv. Clairvaux. Color bright china-rose, base of petals apricot 
shading to nankeen yellow, with touches of carmine. Flowers me¬ 
dium size, well formed and very sweet. Fig. 4. 
Souv. de Lady Ashburton. The novel feature of this sort is, 
that the flowers are very changeable in color, showing a great va¬ 
riety of shades, such as red, coppery-red, salmon and yellow. Some¬ 
times the flower will be composed of but one color, then again, two 
or three colors will be distinctly seen. 
JPlccnts, ecicK 25 cents; tire set, $1.75. 
